Some new pics

This week has gone by so fast! Kaelin has done really well with her stitches. The only time she fussed about them was when we would take the band-aid off each night to clean them. I took her in yesterday morning and had the sutures removed. It was not a pleasant experience at all! We had to hold her down again and she screamed the whole time. She kept yelling that she needed medicine or a new band-aid. Then she started yelling "Thank you" to the doctor. She's so polite, even when she's being held down. Here's a pic of her band-aid she's been wearing.


We have been having a hard time getting Kaelin to get into and stay in her high chair lately. So on Thursday I took her shopping and we found a new big girl booster seat! She loves it! It's pretty similar to her highchair since we had the space saver one, but it's new and she's happy with it. So far no problems getting her into it, just getting her out of it!

Kaelin and Daddy were playing "fort" in Kaelin's bed the other night. They were pretending to look at jungle animals with their binoculors. So Mike took her outside to use the real binoculors to look at stuff. It was so cute watching her look through them!

And she's spent. :)

Last night was Mike's sister's graduation. It's so wierd to me because 10 years ago I was graduating. The reunion is next weekend already. Eek! Anyways, there were almost 1000 students graduating this year. They had it out on the football field and we were able to see Colleen as she walked by to go sit in her chair. It was so hot and the ceremony was so long that we didn't make it. It took an hour for them to even get to the part where they present the diplomas and then Colleen was about 500 names in. It didn't start until 7 so I'm sure theygot out of there really late. Kaelin stayed with my parents because I knew she would not have fun if she went with us. After we left we stopped at Chili's and had dinner. So yummy! Then we went and picked up Kaelin from Mom's. She had pizza for dinner and went swimming. She was ready for bed as soon as we got home, which was awesome. I was so tired that I went to bed shortly after I put her down. Here's a pic of our graduate!

I have to go to church tomorrow to run the sound system. My step-dad is preaching and the normal sound guy will be out of town. So I have to go up there today for a run through. Shouldn't be too hard but I don't really like going to church anymore.

Next week or so will be super busy! Tuesday is our 7th anniversary! Then Mike has a dentist appointment and our reunion is on Friday night. Then we have Kaelin's birthday pics and Geri's baby shower on Saturday. Then we're either going bowling or up to Humble Saturday night. Then it's Father's Day and Kaelin's birthday after that! I can't believe she's going to be 2 already!

Not winning any awards any time soon

We had to take Kaelin to the ER again tonight. She fell while running away from me in the living room and gashed her forehead open. I heard her hit and new it was a hard hit so I scooped her right up and hugged her tight. Mike came running in and when I pulled her back to show him I saw the gash. I knew immediately it needed stitches. Mike grabbed a wet rag and held it on right away so it didn't bleed very bad at all. She was screaming she needed a band-aid so Mike put a piece of gauze and some princess tape on it before we left the house. I showed it to her in the mirror and she settled down. The whole way to the hospital I was freaking out because she was so calm and quiet. She just held my hand and looked out the window. Once we got into a room the nurse came in and looked at it and said she'd definately need stitches and it would be awhile. Thankfully Mike's mom met us there so she helped us keep Kae entertained. She was running around and playing and trying to jump on the bed the whole time. The nurse practioner came in and told us he was going to numb the area and that we would have to wrap her up and hold her down so they could suture it. That was horrible, she was scraming the whole time. They covered her eyes so the light wasn't in her face and she was fraked out that she couldn't see any of us. Then she started saying "Thank you nurse Kevin" even while she was screaming. Broke my heart. I had to look away and try hard not to lose it so she wouldn't hear me cry. As soon as they were done I scooped her up and unwrapped her. She's happy with her princess tape and is excited about going to pick out new big band-aids tomorrow. I need to call Dr. McAtee and see when they want us to come in. The ER said 5 days to have sutures removed but I want to check with them just in case. Well. I'm exhausted and going to try to settle down before going in to bed.

Kaelin's new outfit

I finished Kaelin's new outfit today. Her pictures aren't scheduled until June 13th, but I figure this way she can wear it tomorrow to recital. Here's a few pics.

I feel alive again!

Thank goodness I woke up feeling much better today! Still a little bit of a lingering headache and some pain in my jaw but nothing too. bad. Kae and I just hung around the house today, I didn't want to push it and be out somewhere and unable to drive home. Not that anyone wants to know this, but I started my period again yesterday. Suprised me because it's only been 33 days so I wasn't expecting it for atleast 10 more days. It seems like my body is trying to get it's act together. Maybe in a few months I'll have a completely normal 28 day cycle. Wouldn't that be great if having Kaelin whipped my reproductive system into shape? Here's hoping!

I got the ribbon that I ordered for Kaelin's hot pink and zebra outfit! I'm so excited to start on her jeans, I really hope they come out cute. I'm going to use this tutorial for them. I really want to do some of her birthday pics in this outfit. I cut a bunch of pieces of ribbons and heat sealed them. So now I just have to cut the hem off a pair of jeans and start sewing! I would like to figure out a good way to trim the pockets and belt loops in ribbon also. I may have to hand sew those or just use on iron on adhesive. I also got the white and ballet slipper ribbon. I'm going to make a onesie and tutu set out of that for dance as well. I just need to get a good white onesie to use for that one. I think that's all I'm going to make for class this summer. I still have some other tutus I made that she can wear with a leotard.

I can tell when I'm typing while I'm over tired because I start to ramble. So I guess I'm gonna brush my teeth and head to bed.

Did anyone get the plate number of the truck that ran me over?

Today turned out much worse then I imagined. Kaelin woke up grumpy and clingy, not much of a big deal except my mom was coming to stay with her while I went and had a wisdom tooth pulled. Atleast I knew Mike would be here in case she absolutely threw a fit when I left. (Mike had car trouble this morning and so he worked from home.) I got to the dentist's and noticed the words didn't look right in the magazine I was reading. Crap, another migraine. I won't go into detail, but since getting pregnant with Kaelin my migraines have stepped up a level. I get nauseaus, visual disturbances, numbness and sometimes slurred speech. So I knew this had the potential to turn bad, quickly. They took me back and I got started watching a movie while they numbed me. Overall it wasn't too bad except the doctor had a hard time getting the tooth out. So I felt alot of pressure while she was digging at it. By the time I left I was feeling better but the headache part had kicked in full force. Plus my jaw was hurting from biting on the gauze so hard to help stop the bleeding. I got home and Kaelin was ready for her nap. So I changed out of my jeans and sat on the couch with her. Mom sat with us and rubbed my head while Kaelin fell asleep. I tried to nap with her but the novacaine was wearing off and it was starting to hurt. I asked Mike to call and ask if the doctor would call in some pain meds for me. Luckily, she did and he went and got it for me. Mom had brought over a frozen lasagna and garlic bread so I didn't have to cook so I stuck that in the oven. I ended up only eating a bit of it before switching to jello. So I've been taking it easy and letting Mike handle Kaelin. They just got from getting milk and icecream at the store. Tomorrow we're supposed to go to lunch with Mom and Margret. Mike is going to take my car so Margret is going to pick us up. Hopefully I'll feel up to it. Then she's going to take me to switch out our HD DVR box since it decided to crap out on us today. I can't handle anymore Little Mermaid, Jungle Book or Horton. Crap, I'm going to have to reprogram the new box with all our recorded shows.

Today was a pretty good day

Kaelin slept fairly well last night. Which doesn't suprise me since she played hard yesterday. We got up at 9 this morning and she was in a good mood. We ran to Wal-Mart to get some new mouthwash that stains her mouth blue in the hopes it'll help let us brush her teeth better. I also picked up some children's flossers since she'll let us floss her teeth. She did really good in the store and sat in the basket eating popcorn chicken the whole time we were there so I bought her a set of Tinkerbell keys as a treat. At 2 I told her it was time for her nap and we went to her room to sit in the rocking chair. She was out in a few minutes! It's been so nice having her go right to sleep instead of fighting me to stay awake. I'm trying really hard to stick to a schedule and be diligent about where I get her to sleep at. I think I was getting to lax with her routine and letting her sit in the living room with us until she fell asleep was just making it harder on me.

I got dinner started while she napped. I mashed the potatoes and started the chicken marinating. I heard a tiny peep out of Kaelin and she came walking out of her room. She asked to go back to sleep but didn't. I got her a bowl of strawberries and blueberries to snack on. That kid can eat some berries! Her little hands are stained blue! Oops! I took Megan to the high school for an audition and Mike stayed home with Kae. After dinner we went outside and found a frog in Kaelin's rain boot. So I got a little flower pot and buried it in the garden and transplanted the little guy into his new home. Kaelin was pretty excited about that so I had to take a picture of him for her. When we came inside she pranced around in a pair of my shoes. So cute!

Here's a few pics:

A face Kaelin drew the other day

Buddy the Frog in his new house

In Mommy's shoes

Her new "cheese" face

Memorial Day

Today was a really nice day! Kaelin was up at 8:15 and in a good mood. I got some laundry done and fed Kaelin breakfast. After I showered we ran over to Mom's to get their highchair for Kenneth to use today. They got here around 1pm. The kids hung out and played for a bit then we got ready for the pool. While I was changing Kaelin came in and told me she peed in her suit. I checked and sure enough she did, then she showed me where on the floor she did it. All the rain we had yesterday made the water cold, but it wasn't too bad. The stupid flying ants are back and majorly infested the pool. We spent the whole time scooping them out and throwing them over the side of the pool. Both kiddos had fun and enjoyed their matching arm floaties. Neither Katy or I thought to take our cameras out so we didn't get any pool pics. Kaelin took a nap but Kenneth refused to nap. Can't blame the kid, new house, new toys, not his bed. Katy and I sat on the back deck for a bit and tried to get some sun. Lord knows I need all I can get. Kaelin showed Kenneth her sidewalk chalk while Mike cooked the burgers. Dinner was yummy! I love fresh corn on the cob and burgers! Kenneth was pretty much ready for bed so they didn't hang around too long after dinner. Just long enough for him to develop a shoe fetish! He kept getting Kaelin's dress shoes and trying to put them on. Of course I made it worse by trying to squeeze his feet into them! He settled on wearing Kaelin's princess slippers instead. I got a pic of that one for sure! I'm sure his Daddy was so proud. There's a new frozen yogurt place not too far away so we went and picked up Mike's sister and went and got some desert. It was really cool and they have a ton of flavors and toppings. You pay by the ounce and was pretty reasonable. I discovered Kaelin's little battery operated car in the driveway when we dropped Megan off. I asked why it was out and she said that their dad decided Kaelin didn't need it since she had one at home too. That pissed me off so I put it in our car and brought it home. Not that she needs it, but still he shouldn't just go throwing her stuff away. Just because Mike's mom is out of town, he's being a butt and doing stuff he wouldn't do if she were home. But that's another subject all together. So instead of getting upset about it, I'll post some pics from today.

Kaelin

Kenneth

Kenneth in Kaelin's princess slippers :)

Kaelin and Kenneth playing the drums together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wljzo6_cvc8